\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has issued a stern critique of Speaker Alban Bagbin\u2019s indefinite adjournment of Parliament, describing it as an act that \u201camounts to supervising chaos\u201d and one that undermines the credibility of Ghana\u2019s democratic process.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tFollowing Bagbin\u2019s decision on Thursday, November 7, to adjourn due to a lack of business\u2014caused by the absence of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members\u2014Afenyo-Markin expressed his discontent with the circumstances that led to the session\u2019s abrupt end.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tAfenyo-Markin clarified that the absence of the NPP caucus was not due to negligence, but rather stemmed from a procedural conflict.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHe explained that the Clerk of Parliament had failed to print the necessary Order Paper, which details the agenda items to be discussed in the House.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis oversight, he argued, was pivotal in preventing the NPP from engaging in parliamentary proceedings.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Majority Leader noted that this administrative lapse led to a misinterpretation of the NPP\u2019s absence, with some perceiving it as a lack of commitment to parliamentary duties.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHe stressed that this misrepresentation was unfair and that the responsibility for the disrupted session should lie with the Clerk\u2019s failure to issue the Order Paper as directed.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWhat Mr. Speaker did today amounts to supervising chaos and tarnishing the image of our democracy. The NDC minority members were claiming that we, the Majority, did not attend a so-called Business Committee meeting they supposedly convened.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI chair the Business Committee, and when the Clerk of Parliament requested a meeting, I made it clear that the matter of the recall was the main agenda, making an additional meeting unnecessary.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe Business Committee decides on the business of the House, and in this case, the items approved for consideration were precisely those for discussion. I therefore instructed that the Order Paper reflect all those items,\u201d Afenyo-Markin said.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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